Clinical trials: Minimization, Harm
Preterm Birth, Premature Birth
Exposure to Plasticisers in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Neonatal intensive care relies on indwelling plastic medical devices fundamental in respiratory support, intravenous catheterization, and nutrition.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Premature Birth, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Pulmonary Disease
- Trial name
- PLASTIC-NICU (NCT05404815)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Nicotine Dependence, Tobacco Toxicity
Cigarette Harm Reduction With Electronic Cigarette Use
This is an observational, crossover study that will be examine use behaviors, chemical exposures, and biological effects of SREC compared to TC use in subjects confined to a research ward setting.
- Conditions
- Nicotine Dependence, Tobacco Toxicity, Nicotine Dependence, Cigarettes, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
- Trial name
- NIDA-SREC (NCT03473483)
- Testing
- SREC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
People Who Inject Drugs
Evaluation of an Educational Intervention on Abscesses in People Who Self-inject Drugs
The goal of this cluster randomised controlled trial (cRCT) is to to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention combining training in hand-washing with the supply of MONO-RUBs on the reduction of skin abscesses…
- Trial name
- HAWA (NCT06131788)
- Testing
- Educational hand hygiene intervention
- Where
- 22 sites in France
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Hepatitis C, Drug Users
The Impact on Linkage-to-care of an Alternative Hepatitis C Screening Method in PWID
Screening, diagnosis and treatment of HCV in PWID, should be part of a harm reduction strategy. Treatment of HCV infected PWID should be delivered in a multidisciplinary care setting with services to reduce the risk of…
- Conditions
- Hepatitis C, Drug Users, Harm Reduction, HIV
- Trial name
- NCT02971488
- Testing
- Screening for HCV in PWID and Linkage-To-Care
- Volunteers
- 529 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor
Smoking Cessation, Harm Reduction
Adaptive Use of Nicotine Substitution to Maintain Smoking Reduction/Abstinence in Nicotine Responders
To determine whether smokers who initially respond (within 2 weeks) to nicotine products (including nicotine replacement therapy, e-cigarettes, nicotine pouches) by reducing their smoking by ≥50% can be successfully maintained on…
- Trial name
- NCT06554873
- Testing
- Nicoderm, Nicorette 4Mg Chewing Gum, Nicorette Lozenge Product
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rose Research Center, LLC
HIV-1-infection
Uganda PrEP and Harm Reduction Evaluation
This is an evaluation of programs to integrate PrEP into existing services for PWUD. PrEP will be delivered according to Uganda national guidelines and data from national monitoring and evaluation forms will be leveraged to…
- Trial name
- NCT05040308
- Testing
- Integrating PrEP delivery
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Opiate Antagonist Overdose, Opioid-Related Disorders
Naloxone Auto-injector as a Universal Precaution for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder
The purpose of this pilot-study is to to distribute naloxone auto-injector in a "Universal Precaution" manner to patients with opioid substance use disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT02669901
- Testing
- Naloxone Auto-Injector
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 395 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Pregnancy Related, Sexual Behavior
Rigorous Evaluation of High School FLASH
High School FLASH is a 15-session comprehensive sexual health curriculum designed for classroom settings in grades 9 to 12. The basis of High School FLASH is a public health approach to behavior change.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Sexual Behavior, STD
- Trial name
- NCT04079608
- Testing
- FLASH curriculum, Sexual Health Education for Adolescents
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,597 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ETR Associates
Smoking Cessation, Harm Reduction
Assisting Smokers to Switch to an e-Cigarette by Accelerating Learning of Adaptive Habits Using D-cycloserine
This study will evaluate the effects of a reward devaluation strategy, which has been researched in the past, combined/augmented with the medication d-cycloserine in assisting smokers to switch from combustible cigarette (CC) to…
- Trial name
- NCT05994703
- Testing
- d-cycloserine, Juul e-cigarette
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rose Research Center, LLC
Drug Use Disorders, Hepatitis C
Community-Based, Client-Centered Prevention Homes to Address the Rural Opioid Epidemic- Aim 3
The goal of this study was to effectively use a client-centered community-based intervention to engage people who inject drugs (PWIDs) in healthcare that helps reduce risky behaviors and lower infectious disease risks.
- Conditions
- Drug Use Disorders, Hepatitis C, Harm Reduction, Opioid-use Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04268173
- Testing
- Community-Based, Client-Centered Prevention Home
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 343 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Drink Too Much, Drinking, Binge
Group-based Intervention for Club Patrons
The purpose of this study is to develop and test a group-based strategy for encouraging groups of young adults who are engaged in party behaviors at nightclubs to intervene with each other to reduce harms associated with overuse…
- Conditions
- Drink Too Much, Drinking, Binge, Drunk, Drug Use
- Trial name
- NCT03652688
- Testing
- Nightlife Safety Plans (NSP), Fire Safety
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 959 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Smoking Cessation, Harm Reduction
In-vivo Extraction of Lead, Cadmium and Tobacco Specific Nitrosamines From Swedish 'Snus' in Regular Snus Users
In an open label, randomized, two-way cross-over study, 32 male healthy regular snus users will be given repeated doses of four different types of portion snus: "General", "Catch", "Catch Mini" and "Catch Dry Mini".
- Trial name
- SMWS03 (NCT01838473)
- Testing
- Buccal Administration of nicotine
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Contract Research Organization el AB
Alcohol Drinking, Social Norms
Implementation of a Web-based Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Intervention for Collegiate Student-athletes
The broad aim of the proposed study is to use the innovative Multiphase Optimization Strategy to develop a highly effective Internet-delivered intervention, myPlaybook, for the prevention of substance use among college…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Drinking, Social Norms, Expectations, Harm Reduction
- Trial name
- NCT04253158
- Testing
- Educational standard, Educational standard and Harm prevention, Educational standard and Expectancies
- Volunteers
- 3,859 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prevention Strategies, LLC
Interventions to Enhance Emergency Health Care
EQUIP Emergency: Promoting Health Equity for Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People in Emergency Departments
Emergency Departments (EDs) in Canada often operate over-capacity and are under significant pressures. In this environment, particular groups of people experience inadequate and inequitable treatment in EDs, including Indigenous…
- Trial name
- NCT03369678
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 5,439 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Alcohol Use, Alcohol Drinking
Young Adult Naturalistic Alcohol Study (YANAS) Using Smartphone Technology in a Simulated Laboratory Environment
It is important to explore use of technology to reduce drinking. The purpose of this research study is to compare different types of mobile technology for their effects on alcohol drinking and ratings of usability among young…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use, Alcohol Drinking, Drinking Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT02841735
- Testing
- Smartphone breathalyzer device/app use, BAC estimator app use, Text messaging procedure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Alcohol Abuse
Impact of a Brief Motivational Interview on Drinking Behaviors of At Risk Drinkers Screened in the Emergency Room
Alcohol abuse is associated with injury, chronic illness, absenteeism from work, and social costs to families and communities. The goal of this project is to translate motivational interventions successful in the primary care…
- Trial name
- NCT00183183
- Testing
- Screening and Brief Intervention
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,137 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
E-cigarette Use, Cigarette Smoking
Noncombustible Nicotine Delivery Systems as Potential Harm Reduction Tools for Persistent Cigarette Smokers
This between-subjects study aims to evaluate whether e-cigarettes (ECIGS) versus oral nicotine pouches (ONPS) more readily substitute for combustible cigarettes among 200 cigarette smokers.
- Conditions
- E-cigarette Use, Cigarette Smoking, Harm Reduction, Tobacco Use
- Trial name
- NCT06372899
- Testing
- E-cigarettes, Oral nicotine pouches
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Smoking Cessation, Harm Reduction
Combination of E-cigarettes and Varenicline for Tobacco Harm Reduction
This open-label study will explore the impact of varenicline on the process of switching from combustible cigarettes (CC) to an e-cigarette.
- Trial name
- EVAR (NCT04210180)
- Testing
- Varenicline, e-cigarette
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rose Research Center, LLC
Alcohol Use
Alcohol Related Risk Reduction in Veterans
This project is designed to refine and evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a brief, telephone-administered alcohol risk reduction intervention for Veterans.
- Trial name
- NCT06768684
- Testing
- Brief behavioral counseling
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Inflammation, Inflammatory Response
Cannabis Observational Study on Mood, Inflammation, and Cognition
This project examines the effects of cannabis on cognition and other domains of function and whether those effects are dependent upon the ratio of THC to CBD in the product.
- Conditions
- Inflammation, Inflammatory Response, Mood, Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- COSMIC (NCT03522103)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 421 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver